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Holywater Tech Chief Bogdan Nesvit on the Explosive Growth of Microdramas: 'We Are Well Positioned to Win'

On today’s episode, Bogdan Nesvit, co-CEO and co-founder of Holywater Tech, walks through the explosive growth of the company’s My Drama and My Muse apps and details what he sees as the key to making vertical media more mainstream. “Studios and creators are knocking on our doors right now,” Nesvit says. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Aug

Taylor Swift vs. Sabrina Carpenter vs. Ariana Grande May Be the Year’s Juiciest Emmy Battle; Jason Bateman on His “Black Rabbit” and “DTF St. Louis” Nods As This Season’s Emmy Overachiever

Jason Bateman is a four-time Emmy nominee this year, via his roles on Netflix’s “Black Rabbit” and HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis,” as well as for directing “Black Rabbit” and executive producing “DTF St. Louis.” We talk to him about being an Emmy overachiever, his career and what’s next. Plus, he discusses his first time in Variety and takes the 10 Questions quiz. But first on the Awards Circuit Roundtable, we look at the latest moves in the Emmy race and the fun variety special (prerecorded) category, featuring Taylor Swift vs. Sabrina Carpenter vs. Ariana Grande, as Phase 2 voting continues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Aug

NBCUniversal Media Group Chief Matt Strauss on Growing Peacock, Testing Membership Rewards and Becoming a Daily Habit With Users

On today's episode of Variety's "Strictly Business," Matt Strauss, chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, details the evolution of the Peacock streamer and his view of the "the great re-bundling" that is underway for streaming media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Aug

Amazon Courts Creators to Build Businesses and Scale the Attention Economy for Brands

On today's episode, Matt Sandler, Amazon's general manager of creator services, and Angie More, Amazon's head of creator ad partnerships, explain why Amazon is making a push into the creator economy and how they're working with some of the boldest names in the sector. The goal is to use the digital behemoth's considerable resources to build businesses that last and to scale creator content ad buying options for the largest marketers. "We're not looking to buy a show," Sandler says. "For us it's about, what business do you want to build?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Aug

Daily Variety -- A New Chapter for Variety's ‘Daily Variety’ and ‘Strictly Business’ Podcasts

On today’s episode, host Cynthia Littleton details the plan to streamline Variety’s business podcast offerings under the “Strictly Business” brand. And we pay tribute to a titan of music and pop culture, Dolly Parton, and to Shelley Fabares, the “Coach” and “Donna Reed Show” star who helped define the image of young America in the late 1950s and ‘60s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Aug

Will Paramount Bail on the Golden State? Dodger Great Orel Hershiser on Broadcasting, Baseball and Faith

On today's episode, Variety's Todd Spangler analyzes the latest moves in Paramount Skydance's quest to close its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion. And Dodger great Orel Hershiser talks baseball, broadcasting, business and faith as he prepares to receive his Hollywood Walk of Fame star on Aug. 13 for his work as a sportscaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Aug

Daily Variety -- A Grand Celebration of 'Big Brother' With Julie Chen Moonves, Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan

On today's episode,Variety's Michael Schneider speaks with the pillars of "Big Brother" as the U.S. rendition of the franchise hits its milestone 1,000th episode. Chen Moonves remembers the first time she saw herself referred to as the "Chen Bot." And showrunners Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan reflect on the "crazy social experiment" that has become a hallmark of CBS' summer schedule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 May · Video

Cara Delevingne: Sobriety, Coming Out as a Lesbian, New Music, and Her Drag Queen Cats

Cara Delevingne sits down for Variety's Up Next ahead of her debut album release. She talks about coming out as a lesbian, three years of sobriety, and what it took to finally let herself make music — including crying in the shower. She also opens up about her girlfriend, sending Taylor Swift her music video, and the very long names she has for her cats. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 days ago

It's Time to Say Goodbye to 'Daily Variety' and Hello to 'Strictly Business Daily'

On today's episode, host Cynthia Littleton,Variety's co-Editor in Chief, brings the curtain down on the "Daily Variety" podcast after 13 months and more than 200 episodes. Starting Sept. 8, this show will be rebranded "Strictly Business Daily" and feature a stronger emphasis on business analysis, data and insights. We'll also go deep on emerging markets, including the creator economy, vertical media and AI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Aug

Variety Confidential: Special True Crime Edition

As the true crime content space continues to grow, both in documentary and audio formats, top producers, filmmakers and network executives behind shows like “Quiet on Set,” “The Fall of Diddy” and “House of Hammer” joined Variety’s Kate Aurthur, Emily Longeretta and Ethan Shanfeld for a special episode of “Variety Confidential.” The voices you’ll hear spoke with the Variety team during the inaugural True Crime Summit, presented by Investigation Discovery, at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Holywater Tech Chief Bogdan Nesvit on the Explosive Growth of Microdramas: 'We Are Well Positioned to Win'

Taylor Swift vs. Sabrina Carpenter vs. Ariana Grande May Be the Year’s Juiciest Emmy Battle; Jason Bateman on His “Black Rabbit” and “DTF St. Louis” Nods As This Season’s Emmy Overachiever

NBCUniversal Media Group Chief Matt Strauss on Growing Peacock, Testing Membership Rewards and Becoming a Daily Habit With Users

Amazon Courts Creators to Build Businesses and Scale the Attention Economy for Brands

Daily Variety -- A New Chapter for Variety's ‘Daily Variety’ and ‘Strictly Business’ Podcasts

Will Paramount Bail on the Golden State? Dodger Great Orel Hershiser on Broadcasting, Baseball and Faith

Daily Variety -- A Grand Celebration of 'Big Brother' With Julie Chen Moonves, Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan

Cara Delevingne: Sobriety, Coming Out as a Lesbian, New Music, and Her Drag Queen Cats

It's Time to Say Goodbye to 'Daily Variety' and Hello to 'Strictly Business Daily'

Variety Confidential: Special True Crime Edition

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